<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: WMI Event Log Sensor

The WMI Event Log sensor monitors a Windows logfile via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

i_round_blueYou can individually set the sensor to a specific status according to a new event log entry.

WMI Event Log Sensor

WMI Event Log Sensor

i_square_cyanFor a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.

Sensor in Other Languages

  • Dutch: WMI Logboek
  • French: Journal des événements (WMI)
  • German: WMI Ereignisprotokoll
  • Japanese: WMI イベントログ
  • Portuguese: Log de eventos (WMI)
  • Russian: Журнал событий WMI
  • Simplified Chinese: WMI 事件日志
  • Spanish: Registro de eventos (WMI)

Remarks

i_podYou cannot add this sensor to the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. If you want to use this sensor, add it to a remote probe device.

Add Sensor

The Add Sensor dialog appears when you manually add a new sensor to a device. It only shows the settings that are required to create the sensor. You can change nearly all settings on the sensor's Settings tab after creation.

i_round_blueThe settings that you select in the Add Sensor dialog are valid for all sensors that you create when you finish the dialog.

WMI Event Log Monitor

Setting

Description

Log Files

Select the log files that you want to monitor. PRTG creates one sensor for each log file that you select.

i_round_blueEnable check boxes in front of the respective lines to select the items. Use the check box in the table header to select all items or to cancel the selection. In large tables, use the search function in the upper-right corner.

Basic Sensor Settings

Click the Settings tab of a sensor to change its settings.

Basic Sensor Settings

Basic Sensor Settings

Setting

Description

Sensor Name

Enter a name to identify the sensor.

Parent Tags

Shows tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe.

i_round_blueThis setting is for your information only. You cannot change it.

Tags

Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.

i_round_blueIt is not possible to enter tags with a leading plus (+) or minus (-) sign, nor tags with parentheses (()) or angle brackets (<>).

i_round_blueFor performance reasons, it can take some minutes until you can filter for new tags that you added.

The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:

  • wmieventlogsensor

Priority

Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority (i_priority_1) to the highest priority (i_priority_5).

i_round_blueUsually, a sensor connects to the IP Address/DNS Name of the parent device. See the device settings for details. For some sensors, you can explicitly define the monitoring target in the sensor settings.

WMI Event Log Monitor

WMI Event Log Monitor

WMI Event Log Monitor

Setting

Description

Log File

Shows the Windows log file that this sensor monitors.

i_round_bluePRTG shows this value for reference purposes only. If you need to change this value, add the sensor anew.

Result Handling

Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:

  • Discard result: Do not store the sensor result.
  • Store result: Store the last sensor result in the \Logs\sensors subfolder of the PRTG data directory on the probe system. The file names are Result of Sensor [ID].txt and Result of Sensor [ID].Data.txt. This setting is for debugging purposes. PRTG overwrites these files with each scanning interval.

i_round_blueIn a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node.

Filter Event Log Entries

i_square_cyanFor details and how to find out the correct filter, see the Knowledge Base: My Event Log sensor ignores changes in the event log. What can I do?

Filter Event Log Entries

Filter Event Log Entries

Setting

Description

Event Type

Specify the type of event that this sensor processes:

  • Any
  • Error
  • Warning
  • Information
  • Security Audit Success
  • Security Audit Failure

i_round_blueThe sensor cannot process other event types.

Filter by Source

Filter all events for a certain event source:

  • Off: Do not filter by event source.
  • On: Filter by event source.
    i_round_blueIf you enable this option, this sensor only processes messages that match the value that you define below.

Filter Type

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by Source above. Select the filter type:

  • Include filter: Include the specified value and disregard all other values.
  • Exclude filter: Exclude the specified value and regard all other values.

Match String (Event Source)

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by Source above. Enter an event source that you want to filter for. Depending on the kind of filter, the sensor either processes the event source (Include filter option) or it does not process it (Exclude filter option). Enter a string.

Filter by ID

Filter all events for a certain event ID:

  • Off: Do not filter by event ID.
  • On: Filter by event ID.
    i_round_blueIf you enable this option, this sensor only processes messages that match the value that you define below.

Filter Type

This setting is only visible if ID filtering is On above. Select a filter type:

  • Include filter: Include the specified value and disregard all other values.
  • Exclude filter: Exclude the specified value and regard all other values.

Match Values (Event ID)

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by ID above. Enter an event ID that you want to filter for. Depending on the kind of filter, the sensor either processes the event ID (Include filter option) or it does not process it (Exclude filter option).

i_round_blueThe WMI Event Log supports more than one event ID. You can enter a comma-separated list of event IDs to filter for more than one ID. For example, 1100,4627,4747,4884,5050,6422.

Filter by Category

Filter all events for a certain event category:

  • Off: Do not filter by event category.
  • On: Filter by event category.
    i_round_blueIf you enable this option, this sensor only processes messages that match the value that you define below.

Filter Type

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by Category above. Select a filter type:

  • Include filter: Include the specified value and disregard all other values.
  • Exclude filter: Exclude the specified value and regard all other values.

Match String (Event Category)

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by Category above. Enter a category that you want to filter for. Depending on the kind of filter, the sensor either processes the event category (Include filter option) or it does not process it (Exclude filter option). Enter a string.

Filter by User

Filter all received events for a certain event user:

  • Off: Do not filter by event user.
  • On: Filter by event user.
    i_round_blueIf you enable this option, this sensor only processes messages that match the value that you define below.

Filter Type

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by User above. Select a filter type:

  • Include filter: Include the specified value and disregard all other values.
  • Exclude filter: Exclude the specified value and regard all other values.

Match String (Event User)

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by User above. Enter a user name that you want to filter for. Depending on the kind of filter, the sensor either processes the event user (Include filter option) or it does not process it (Exclude filter option). Enter a string.

Filter by Computer

Filter all received events for a certain event computer:

  • Off: Do not filter by event computer.
  • On: Filter by event computer.
    i_round_blueIf you enable this option, this sensor only processes messages that match the value that you define below.

Filter Type

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by Computer above. Select a filter type:

  • Include filter: Include the specified value and disregard all other values.
  • Exclude filter: Exclude the specified value and regard all other values.

Match String (Event Computer)

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by Computer above. Enter a computer name that you want to filter for. Depending on the kind of filter, the sensor either processes the event computer (Include filter option) or it does not process it (Exclude filter option). Enter a string.

Filter by Message

Filter all received events for a certain event message:

  • Off: Do not filter by event message.
  • On: Filter by event message.
    i_round_blueIf you enable this option, this sensor only processes messages that match the value that you define below.

Filter Type

This setting is only visible if you enable Filter by Message above. Select a filter type:

  • Include filter: Include the specified value and disregard all other values.
  • Exclude filter: Exclude the specified value and regard all other values.

Match String (Event Message)

This setting is only visible if message filtering is On above. Enter a message that you want to filter for. Depending on the kind of filter, the sensor either processes the event message (Include filter option) or it does not process it (Exclude filter option). Enter a string.

i_round_blueYou must use the percent sign (%) as wildcard for any or no character if you want to check if the string is part of the message. Otherwise, the whole event message must match the string. For example, you can enter %RAS% for any event source that contains the string RAS.

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Setting

Description

Primary Channel

Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.

i_round_blueYou can set a different primary channel later by clicking b_channel_primary below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.

Graph Type

Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:

  • Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
  • Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
    i_round_redYou cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).

Stack Unit

This setting is only visible if you enable Stack channels on top of each other as Graph Type. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Inherited Settings

By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click b_inherited_enabled under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.

i_square_cyanFor more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.

Scanning Interval

Scanning Interval

Scanning Interval

i_square_cyanFor more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.

Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window

i_round_blueYou cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.

Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window

Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window

i_square_cyanFor more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.

Access Rights

Access Rights

Access Rights

i_square_cyanFor more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.

Channel List

i_round_blueWhich channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.

Channel

Description

Downtime

In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status in percent.

New Records

The number of new records per second

i_round_blueThis channel is the primary channel by default.

More

i_square_blueKnowledge Base

My Event Log sensor ignores changes in the event log. What can I do?

How can I configure sensors using speed limits to keep the status for more than one interval?

What security features does PRTG include?

My WMI sensors don't work. What can I do?